​Feeling rundown, tired, and otherwise uninspired? Spring and Easter are the seasons of renewal and refreshment. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we have just the right music, a la wind band, to help you feel renewed and refreshed.

Le Chant de la Resurrection
  Charles Koechlin
  Denver Brass, Lowell Graham
The Rebirth
  Hiroshi Hoshina
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Hiroshi Hoshina
Russian Easter Overture
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  The Johan Willem Friso Military Band    
Spiritual Planet
  Wataru Hokoyama
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Spring from Equinox
  Anne McGinty
  Doug Tornquist, tuba    
Mosaici Bizantini: III. Angel of the Resurrection
  Franco Cesarini
  Royal Military Band of the Netherlands, Jan de Haan

​What part of the world have you been to that has left an indelible impression? This week on Wind & Rhythm, host David Lawrence takes us on a whirlwind worldwide tour of music inspired by inspiring places.

Take Flight
  Joseph Spaniola
  US Air Force Academy Band, Steven Grimo
Throw Caution to the Wind
  Carolyn Bremer
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu

Whirlwind
  Jodie Blackshaw
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
A Foggy Day (In London Town)
  George Gershwin
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Sonoran Desert Holiday
  Ron Nelson
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Kilimanjaro: An African Portrait
  Robert Washburn
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
  Joaquin Rodrigo
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Howard Snell
Machu Picchu: "City in the Sky”
  Satoshi Yagisawa
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
An American Hymn - I am Home
  Lee Holdridge
  Mainstreet Brass

Do you, by chance, remember any of your recent dreams? Wind & Rhythm explores music inspired by dreams. Hear “Dream Dancer” by Michael Colgrass, “Lucid Dreams” by David Gillingham, and “A Child’s Garden of Dreams” by David Maslanka. We’re dreaming you'll listen.

Lucid Dreams
  David R. Gillingham
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds, Ron Hufstader
Dream Dancer
  Michael Colgrass
  University of Illinois Wind Symphony, James F. Keene
A Child's Garden of Dreams
  David Maslaka
  University of Calgary Wind Ensemble, Glenn D. Price

​What is the color of your world? This week on Wind & Rhythm we will be listening to songs inspired by colors. We’ll watch an aerial dogfight in red, wander through a festival in gold, and swim with a leviathan in blue.

Red Tail Skirmish
  Bruce Yurko
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols
Golden Festival Overture
  James Barnes
  United States Army Field Band,
  Colonel Finley R. Hamilton
Prism Rhapsody II
  Keiko Abe
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Emerald Suite
Mvt I. Rondo
Mvt II. Air
Mvt III. March
  Dwayne Milburn
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Blue Horizons 
Mvt I. Luminescent Creatures
Mvt II. Leviathon Against Kraken
Mvt III. The Blue Whale
  Franco Cesarini
  Philharmonic Winds Osakan, Yasufumi Tokito

Wind & Rhythm celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein with a wind band retrospective of some of his greatest works.

Fanfare No. 1 for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
  University of South Carolina Wind Ensemble, Scott Weiss
Suite from "Mass"
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Danzón from "Fancy Free"
  United States Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs
  United States Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story”
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Slava!
  United States Air Force Band, Arnold Gabriel

​This week on Wind & Rhythm, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day we’ll don some green, crack open a Guinness, and hear some wonderful Irish music arrangements for wind band.

Irish Folk Suite
  J.L.Molloy
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Song of Lir
  Fergal Carroll
  Southern Illinois Univ. Edwardsville Wind Symphony,
  John Raymond Bell

Carrickfergus
  traditional; arr. Roberts
  Fountain City Brass Band, Lee Harrelson,
  euphonium soloist, Joseph Parisi
A Wexford Rhapsody
  Thomas Christopher Kelly
  Irish Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Liam Daly
Riverdance
  Bill Whelan
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Gary Cutt
​  & Major Peter Parkes
An Leannán
  Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
  Helen Davies, harp; Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet    
Finnegan's Wake
  Archibald James Potter
  Band of the Irish Defense Forces, Mark Armstrong
Mise Éire 
  Seán Ó’Riada
  Band of the Irish Defense Forces, Mark Armstrong
Danny Boy
  traditional 
  James Galway, flute; Phil Coulter, piano

​“O Fortune, like the moon you are changeable, ever waxing, ever waning…”  This week on Wind & Rhythm, host David Lawrence takes us on a musical adventure as we hear a wind band version of the famous cantata by Carl Orff, Carmina Burana.

Carmina Burana by Carl Orff
  O Fortuna
  Fortune Plango Vulnera
  Veris Leta Facies
  Ecce Gratum
  Tanz
  Gip Die Verwe Mir
  Reie
  Were Diu Werlt Alle Min
  Estuans interius
  Olim Lacus Colueram
  In Taberna Quando Sumus
  Amor Volat Undique
  Dies, Nox Et Omnia
  Circa Mea Pectora
  Veni, Veni, Venias
  In Trutina
  Tempus Est Iocundum
  Ave Formosissima
  O Fortuna

North Texas Wind Symphony and Grand Chorus,
​Eugene Migliaro Corporon

​“O body swayed to music, O brightening glance; How can you tell the dancer from the dance?” This week on Wind & Rhythm, we a look at music meant to inspire movement and dance.

Slavonic Dance #8
  Antonín Dvořák
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Castle House Rag, Part 1
  James Reese Europe
  Spirit of Chicago Orchestra    
Castle House Rag, Part 2
  James Reese Europe: arr. Stan Laferrière
  Formation de la Musique de l'Air    
Tudor Sketches: 1 Hampton Court
  William Owens
  VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band     

Hopper Dance    
  Johann Weck; Francisco de la Torre
  Empire Brass Quintet   
Ritual Dances
  Shawn E. Okpebholo
  The Band of the Belgian Navy, Peter Snellinckx
Bandancing - Waltz
  Jack Stamp
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The New "When Tubas Waltz”
  Alfred Bartles
  Symphonie Fantastique, R. Winston Morris
The Waltzing Cat
  Leroy Anderson
  US Air Force Band, Leroy Anderson
Liquid Ebony for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble - Mvt 3.
Dance of Not Pretending
  Dana Wilson
  US Military Academy Band at West Point,
  Lieutenant Colonel Timothy J. Holtan
West Side Story - Mambo
  Leonard Bernstein
  Star of Indiana & Canterbury Brass
Oblivion
  Astor Piazzolla
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Concerto for Euphonium and Brass Band - Mvt 2.
​Dance Zeibekikos
  Philip Wilby
  Black Dyke Band, David Thornton, euphonium

​​What does “freedom” mean to you? Freedom to do what you want? Freedom from want? Or freedom to think for yourself? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at freedom and music inspired by it with a special Presidents’ Day episode.

Halls of Freedom
  Kevin Kaska
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska
Forever Free
  Kenneth Fuchs
  US Coast Guard Band, LCDR Adan Williamson

Let Freedom Ring
  Ryan Nowlin
  Brigham Young University Wind Symphony,
  Don Peterson
Two American Canvases - Mvt II: Freedom of Speech
  Mark Camphouse
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds,
  Ron Hufstader
Winds of Change - Mvt III: Winds of Freedom
  James Curnow
  Eastern Wind Symphony, William Silvester
Fanfare for Freedom
  Morton Gould
  UNLV Wind Orchestra, Thomas Leslie
Freedom - Part Two from Epitaph
  Charles Mingus
  ad hoc ensemble, Gunther Schuller
Liberation
  David Maslanka
  University of Utah Wind Ensemble, Scott A. Hagen
Fort McHenry Suite - Mvt III: When Freemen Shall Stand
  Julie Giroux
  US Air Force Heritage of America Band,
​  Major Larry H. Lang

​​What will you celebrate on February 14th? Valentine’s Day or “Independence” Day? No matter your personal circumstance, this week Wind & Rhythm has the music for it.

Camera Studies - Mvt II: Drifting To Loveland
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, LtCol Jack Kline
Chanson d’Amour
  Wayne Shanklin
  Black Dyke Mills Band, Nicholas Childs

Love Songs
  Scott McAllister
  University of South Florida Wind Ensemble,
  John C. Carmichael
Two Wedding Marches for Brass Quintet
  David R. Holsinger
  Messiah College Faculty Brass, William Stowman
Salut d’amour
  Edward Elgar; arr. Christopher Tambling
  David Bertie & Christopher Tambling    
A Symphonic Prelude, based on
"Black is the Color of my True Love's Hair”
  Alfred Reed
  Osakan Philharmonic Winds, Hiroshi Hosina
Dutch Masters Suite - Mvt. II: The Love Letter 
  Johan de Meij
  Orquestra de Vents Filharmonia,
  Jose R. Pascual-Vilaplana
Spirit of Independence
  Jan van der Roost
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band with Steven Mead,
  Alex Shillings

​​We're not sure if it’s a magic number, but there are an awful lot of compositions out there with three movements. This week on Wind & Rhythm, we listen to wind band works with three times the listening pleasure.

Grainger Threesome
  Percy Grainger
  Wylie High School Wind Symphony, Todd Dixon
The Three Embraces
  Carter Pann
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Three Turns for Brass Quintet
  Jack Stamp
  Keystone Wind Ensemble, Jack Stamp
Symphony No. 1: Culloden
  Julie Giroux
  Louisianna State University Wind Ensemble,
  Frank B. Wickes
Trittico
  Vaclav Nelhybel
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell

​​What must it have been like to get on a boat and weeks later come to a whole new world with people, plants, animals wholly unlike anything you had ever known? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we pay musical tribute to explorers and new experiences.

Points of Departure
  Robert Moran
  Ohio University Wind Symphony, Andrew Trachsel
Étoile
  Isabelle Chauvallon
  Orchestre d'harmonie de la Charente Maritime,
​  Frédéric Oster

Down to the Sea in Ships - Mvt 1: The Way of the Ship
  Robert Russell Bennett
  Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra,
  Clark Rundell - Mark Heron
Sailing with the Tall Ships
  Philip Sparke    
  Johan Willem Friso Band, Hans Leenders
Finale from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op 95;
​"The New World”
  Antonín Dvořák
  US Army Field Band, Jim R. Keene
Mexican Pictures: III. Bailaviejo
  Franco Cesarini
  Royal Military Band of the Netherlands, Pierre Kuijpers
Melodia Americana
  Giancarlo Aquilanti
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Os Passaros do Brazil
  Kees Vlak
  Harmonie De Charlesbourg, François Dorion

How will you be commemorating the Super Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse on January 20th? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’re celebrating all things celestial with a look at Gustav Holst’s famous work, “The Planets”.

The Planets: 
Mars - The Bringer of War
Venus - The Bringer of Peace    
Mercury - The Winged Messenger
Jupiter - The Bringer of Jollity
Saturn - The Bringer of Old Age
Uranus - The Magician
Neptune - The Mystic    
  Gustav Holst; trans. Merlin Patterson
  University of Houston Wind Ensemble, Eddie Green

The Dwarf Planets: 
Mvt II - Pluto
  William White
  Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble,
​  Rodney Holmes

​​Lock and load!  So much music, like literature, is about conflict and resolution. This week we take a wind band tour of the extremes of war and peace, with music about vikings, epic war battles, and the post-apocalyptic wasteland.

The Vikings
  Arthur Wills
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Frederick Fennell
A Civil War Saga
  Charles L. Booker, Jr.
  River Valley Community Band, Charles L. Booker, Jr.
Images for Brass
  Stephen Bulla
  Williams Fairey Band, Philip McCann
1812 Overture, Op. 49
  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
Ecstatic Fanfare
  Steven Bryant
  US Air Force Band, Colonel Larry Lang
No Man's Land
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Hymn for World Peace
  David Maslanka
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagan

Happy New Year! What are your dreams for this upcoming year and what do you hope it brings? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a look at new beginnings and fresh starts

Fanfare For A New Era
  Jack Stamp
  US Air Force Band, Lowell Graham
Celebration for a New Era
  Douglas A. Richard
  US Military Academy Band at West Point    
Colors of a New Day
  Aaron Meacham
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Aurora Awakes
  John Mackey
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré
Symphony No 2: “Genesis"
  David R. Gillingham
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
The Second Dawning
  James L. Hosay
  US Army Concert Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier

How are you planning to end the year? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we are closing out 2018 with wind band music about finales, endings, and big finishes.

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
  Malcolm Arnold
  Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band, Akiyama Kazuyoshi
Finish Line
  Cindy McTee    
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Corporon

Reunion and Finale
  Randy Edelman
  Atlantic Brass Band, Salvatore Scarpa
Homage: Three Tapestries: Mvt III - Tapestry Three
  David Holsinger
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
Requiem
  David Maslanka
  Utah Wind Symphony, Scott A. Hagen
Playing with Fire: Mvt III - Polyphonies and Riffs
  Frank Ticheli
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Auld Lang Syne
  traditional (lyrics Burns)
  US Marine Band    
Firebird Suite: Berceuse and Finale
  Igor Stravinsky; arr. Robert Longfield
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen

Wind & Rhythm this week celebrates the season with classic Christmas music. It’s the carols you love: old, new, and reimagined. We’ll listen to a wonderful arrangement of the Wexford carol, a medley of traditional carols rearranged to be in a minor key, a mash up of carols with Mozart, and more.

Trepak    
  Tchaikovsky
  Chicago Brass Quintet    
Christmas with Mozart
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
Wexford Carol
  traditional
  Mainstreet Brass    
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
  arr. Rich Hirsch
  SaXmas

Bach's Bells
  arr. Christopher Coletti
  Canadian Brass​
Minor Alterations
  David Lovrien
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Jerry Junkin
Do They Know It's Christmas?
  Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
  Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Major Peter Parkes
Sing We Now of Christmas (Noel Nouvelet)
  traditional
  Galliard Brass Ensemble    
The Little Drummer Boy's Bolero
  Katherine Davis / Maurice Ravel; arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
  Ron Hufstader
Away in a Manger / It Came Upon a Midnight Clear /
​O, Little Town of Bethlehem
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
What Child is That Playing Carol of the Bells?
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony, Ron Hufstader
O Come, O Come Emanuel
  traditional
  Empire Brass    
Bugler's Holiday
  Leroy Anderson
  Royal Swedish Army Conscript Band, Mats Janhagen
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
  Hugh Martin / Ralph Blane
  Imani Winds    
Hallelujah from The Messiah
  George Frederick Handel; arr. William Gordon
  Salvation Army Staff Bands, William Gordon

What is your favorite movie or TV special during the holidays? Chances are there’s probably a favorite song that goes along with it. This week, we’ll hear seasonal Hollywood classics from TV and the silver screen. We’ll meet Rudolph and Frosty of course, and even pay a visit to Jack Skellington and the Grinch. We’ll try to keep the Chipmunks separated from the Peanuts as we watch the little drummer boy lead a parade of toys down 34th Street. So, let it snow, we have all our favorite things right here.

Christmas Toons
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
My Favorite Things
  Richard Rogers
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris
Let It Snow
  Jule Styne
  Imani Winds    

Silent Night in Gotham
  Franz Gruber; arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Paso Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
March of the Toys
  Victor Herbert; arr. Herbert Clark
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
What's This?
  Danny Elfman
  Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble, R. Winston Morris
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
  Johnny Marks, arr. Chris Sharp
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
The Chipmunk Song
  Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
  The USAF Heritage of America Band, Douglas Monroe
Frosty the Snowman
  Rollins Nelson, arr. Smith
  Brass Band of Battle Creek, Frank Renton
The Little Drummer Boy
  Katherine K. Davis
  Fountain City Brass Band, Joseph Parisi
Christmas Time is Here
  Vince Guaraldi, arr. Brandon Ridenour
  Canadian Brass
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
  Albert Hague, arr. Brandon Ridenour
  Canadian Brass    
Miracle on 34th Street
  Bruce Broughton
  US Coast Guard Band, Kenneth W. Megan

What is your favorite way to bring in the holidays?  Is it with decorations?  Food?  Or maybe music?  This week on Wind & Rhythm, we take a wind band look at how different areas of the world usher in the holiday season.

The Festival of Hanukkah
  traditional
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
O Hanukkah
  traditional
  The USAF Heritage Brass, Douglas Monroe
Ukrainian Bell Carol
  Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, arr. Philip Sparke
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion

Variations on a German Carol (Stille, Stille, Stille)
  arr. James Curnow
  Brass Band of Columbus, Paul Droste​
One Torch, Two Women, and Three Ships
  Julie Giroux
  University of North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Feliz Navidad
  José Feliciano
  The USAF Heritage Brass, Douglas Monroe
Motown Jingle Bells
  James Pierpont, arr.  Sam Pilafian
  Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band    
Jingle Bells Around the World
  James Pierpont
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Brazilian Sleigh Bells
  Percy Faith
  Northshore Concert Band, John Paynter
Peter Patapan
  arr. Julie Giroux
  University of Texas at El Pass Wind Symphony,
​  Ron Hufstader
Greensleeves
  arr. JD Shaw
  Boston Brass and the Brass All-Stars Big Band    
Russian Christmas Music
  Alfred Reed
  Northshore Concert Band, John Paynter

Ever have a song get stuck in your head?  Some say the best way to get rid of it is to share songs as simple gifts with friends. Let's do just that, with some of our favorites, on this episode of Wind & Rhythm.

March of the Belgian Paratroopers
  Pierre Leemans
  United States Marine Band    
"Simple Gifts" from Four Shaker Songs
  arr. Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  John Whitwell
"Jig" from St. Paul's Suite
  Gustav Holst, arr. Philip Sparke
  The Central Band of the Royal Air Force,
​  Wing Commander Duncan Stubbs

Selections from "The Wizard of Oz”
  Harold Arlen
  The Kalamazoo Concert Band, Richard Swinsick
"Simple Song" from Mass
  Leonard Bernstein
  Empire Brass    
"Raiders March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark
  John Williams
  US Coast Guard Band, Captain Kenneth W. Megan
Csardas Fantasy
  Vittorio Monti
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
"Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations
  Edward Elgar
  Black Dyke Band, Nicholas Childs
"Clutch Purse" from Opposable Thumbs
  Carolyn Bremer
  Monarch Brass, Apo Hsu
The Grace of Being
  Julie Giroux
  North Texas Symphonic Band, Dennis Fisher
Suite #1 in Eb: Mvt 1. Chaconne
  Gustav Holst
  Dallas Wind Symphony, Howard Dunn
The Liberty Bell
  John Philip Sousa
  Japan Ground Self Defense Band, Colonel Akira Takeda

What’s the best way to enjoy a cold, frosty day? Listening to wind band music, of course, from a nice warm radio, and some hot cocoa. We’ll Slalom around Snow Caps in The Snowstorm to watch Evening Snow fall on The Frozen Cathedral, all portrayed by vigorous winds (and brass).

Suite from "The Snowstorm" Mvt 1: Troika
  Georgii Vasilyevich Sviridov
  US Air Force Band of the Rockies, Colonel H. Bruce Gilkes
In the Bleak Midwinter
  Gustav Holst
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Kebek (Rhapsodie Boréale) - Mvt 2. Winter
  Jan Van der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Snow Caps
  Richard Saucedo
  Midwest Wind Ensemble, Jodie Lin
Slalom
  Carter Pann
  Showa Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Winter Dances - Mvt 2. December
  Fergal Carroll
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
Symphony No. IV: Bookmarks from Japan
Mvt 5. Evening Snow at Kambara "Light is the Touch”
  Julie Giroux
  San Jose Wind Symphony, Edward C. Harris
The Frozen Cathedral
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

What are you thankful for this season? Is it family? Friends? Music? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we count our many Thanks Aplenty in wind band performances.

We Gather Together
  Eduard Kremser
  Hollywood Epic Brass, Kevin Kaska

American Hymnsong Suite
Mvt 1. Prelude: "What Wondrous Love Is This"
Mvt 2. Ballad: "Balm in Gilead"
Mvt 3. Scherzo: "Nettleton"
Mvt 4. March: “Wilson"
  Dwayne Milburn
  North Texas University Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

Give Us This Day
Mvt 1. Moderately Slow
Mvt 2. Very Fast
  David Maslanka
  Eastern Wind Symphony, Todd Nichols

The Irish Blessing
  Joyce Ellers Bacak; arr. Stephen Bradnum
  Grimethorpe Colliery RJB Band, Garry Cutt
From Whom All Blessings Flow
  Ed Huckeby
  The Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
With a Little Help from My Friends
  Paul McCartney/John Lennon
  Canadian Brass    
Symphony No. 4 "American Visionary" - Mvt. 2: Family
  Dan Welcher
  University of Texas Wind Ensemble, Jerry Junkin
Strike Up the Band
  George Gershwin
  Canadian Brass

What reminds you of an Autumn day? The crispness in the air? The color changes in the leaves? Here are expressive songs of the season which explore how wind band composers invoke colors in melody and sound.

Fall River Overture
  Robert Sheldon
  Washington Winds, Edward Petersen
Yosemite Autumn
  Mark Camphouse
  Illinois Honors Band, Eugene Corporon
Kebek (Rhapsodie Boréale) - L'automne Dans la Forêt
  Jan Van Der Roost
  Harmonie de Charlesbourg, François Dorion
Shenandoah
  Frank Ticheli
  Michigan State University Wind Symphony,
  John Whitwell
Autumn Dream
  Archibald Joyce
  Exemplanry Orchestra of Interior Forces of USSR,
  Victor Makarov
Autumn Leaves
  Joseph Kosma; arr. Richard Perry
  Symphonia, R. Winston Morris
In These Last Days of Autumn
  Randall Standridge
  Kell High School Wind Ensemble, David Roth
October
  Eric Whitacre
  Columbus State University Wind Ensemble,
​  Robert Rumbelow

In honor of the US midterm elections, we invited listeners to vote on what they wanted to hear on the broadcast. It turns out our listeners have amazing taste in band music. From all over the world they cast their favorites, and we have our winners for our first listeners’ choice program. 

Cast your favorite music at windandrhythm.com for a future episode.

Procession of the Nobles
  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
  Empire Brass    
Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes
of Carl Maria von Weber
III. Andantino 
  Paul Hindemith
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon

My Brother's Brain
III. The Hymn of Forgiving
  Carter Pann
  Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble,
  Mallory Thompson
Wedding Dance
  Jacques Press
  University of Arkansas Wind Symphony, W. Dale Warren
Candide Overture
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Air Force Band, Arnold Gabriel
Pictures at an Exhibition
I.      Promenade
IV.    Il Vecchio Castello (The Old Castle)
XIII. Catacombe (Sepulcrum Romanum)
XIV. Cum Mortuis in Lingua Mortua
  Modest Mussorgsky
  Philharmonia à Vent, John Boyd
Sasparilla
  John Mackey
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
​  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
The Stars and Stripes Forever
  John Philip Sousa
  US Marine Band, Lieutenant Colonel Jack Kline

Be honest, have you ever gotten chills just from hearing the wind howl? What about a wind band wail? This week on Wind & Rhythm, we’ve got a particularly spooky show with oodles of things that go bump in the night.

Ghost Train Triptych: I. The Ride
  Eric Whitacre
  Rutgers Wind Ensemble, William Berz
The Cave You Fear
  Michael Markowski
  Brooklyn Wind Symphony, Jeff Ball

The Lord of the Rings, IV. Journey in the dark:
A. The Mines of Moria / B. The Bridge of Khazad-Dûm
  Johan de Meij
  Amsterdam Wind Orchestra, Arie Van Beek
Graceful Ghost Rag
  William Bolcom
  North Texas Wind Symphony, Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Les catacombes de Pompei
  Florence Collin
  Orchestre d'harmonie de la Charente Maritime
Darklands Legends, III. The Queen's Masque
  Randall Standridge
  North Shore Wind Ensemble, Kevin Sedatole
The Haunter of the Dark
  Franco Cesarini
  Johan Willem Friso Military Band    
Beetlejuice
  Danny Elfman
  Brass Band de Bazuin Oenkerk, Klaas van der Woude
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  John Williams
  Denver Brass
Monsters Inc.
  Randy Newman
  Brass Band Willebroek